FCTA clamps down on illegal mechanic workshops, arrests six

By Daniel Tyokua 
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has resumed its fight against illegal roadside mechanic workshops, and  motor parks within the city centre.
During the exercise on Thursday, over 30 vehicles were impounded, while six persons were also arrested during the operations that started at the popular A.Y.A junction in Asokoro District. 
The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah said the operation was in series of battles the administration has been fighting against illegalities in a bid to keep  Abuja clean and safe for all. 
Attah who decried the persistent environmental nuisances in some parts of the city,  stated that with the support of FCT Ministers, the joint team involved in the city sanitation exercise, won’t relent, but  sustain the tempo.
He noted that the illegal mechanic workshops, and motor parks  operators had been warned severally to vacate the locations, but refused to comply.
The SSA disclosed that the suspects arrested during the operation, would be charged to Court by relevant agency of government, while the fate of all impounded vehicles solely depend on the verdict of a competent court of jurisdiction.
“Our plans for sustainability is to keep doing the job, that is the only way we can defeat illegalities. Look at the numbers of  condemned tyres that are been evacuated from a highbrow district of Asokoro.
“Attempt to stop doing what we are doing will mean loosing the city, but we won’t allow that. 
“This exercise is a combined war against illegalities. We have launched a war against illegal construction and shanties and now  unapproved mechanic workshops. We are determined to address all the illegalities holistically”.
However, the Deputy Director of  Enforcement in Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Kaka Bello said the intensity of the cleaning exercise was increased to match the strength of those bent on destroying the ambience of the city with their illegal activities.
Bello noted that Abuja Environmental Protection Board ( AEPB) had strived to keep the city sanitation upbeat despite the attacks by those promoting illegalities.